Lake Mead, in the Colorado River system, is an important supplier of water to the Golden State. It is the largest U.S.
Despite historic holiday storms resulting in reservoirs to overflow in California, Lake Mead’s water level declines in 2025.
Lake Mead stored 8.59 million acre-feet of water on Dec. 31, according to USBR data. The lake can store about 26 million acre ...
"Currently, the water-in-storage situation for the Colorado River system is not good," one expert told Newsweek.